Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1650-1750
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 6.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden nutmeg grater with kneeling figure (possibly St. Francis), "IHS", and shell motifs carved in obverse; flower carved in reverse as well as cavity to hold ground nutmeg.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.745
Inscriptions:
handwritten label: collector's label affixed to reverse: "2592 / Fr"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
44549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Iron peel
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900-1930
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 44 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 113 x 19.7 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Iron peel with a long-handle, flat paddle-shaped end; heart shape cut out of the handle end.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1175
Gallery Label:
Peels were used chiefly by bakers to place and remove bread, pies, and similar foods in an oven. This one was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Cotton, wool, burlap
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/4 x 40 x 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 101.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular mixed fiber hooked rug with burlap foundation; stylized floral pattern in pink, yellow, red, orange, and blue on medium and dark gray ground.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.974
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
44509
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Poffertje pan
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Brass, copper, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned brass circular pan with two copper feet (one missing) and two copper handles that may have been added at a different time; pan incorporates seven molds.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1309
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
44508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pie crimper: carved handle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Whale bone
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Scrimshaw pastry jagger (pastry crimper) with crimped wheel and curved crimper at opposite end; curved sides and bands diagonal lines carved at end of handles.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1747
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
44507
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Peaseware" container with lid
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Wood, probably maple; iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 26 cm )
Description:
Lathe-turned wooden container with lid; bulbous body on round foot; iron bail handle attached to body; lid has an urn-shaped finial; traces of yellow paint all over.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1588ab
Gallery Label:
This lidded container is an example of "Peaseware" made in the Cascade Valley of northeastern Ohio in the late 19th century. In 1850, David Mills Pease (1815-1890) founded a woodturning business that specialized in producing wooden containers for practical daily use. Many of the vessels were used for the safe storage of food, including herbs, mustard and other seeds, salt, pepper, and maple sugar chunks. Bail handles, as in this example, eased the burden of carrying one or more full containers.
The container was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
44506
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1875
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Turned treenware butter mold with knob handle and circular base carved with a bundle of wheat and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1754
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
44505
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter mold
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1795-1835
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 × 1ft. (11.1 × 2.5 cm)
Description:
Butter mold consisting of circular wooden disk carved on one side with central tulip flanked by two flowers and leaves.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1577
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
44504
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1802-1828
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 in. ( 1.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Molded pearlware plate (Gaudy Dutch style) with hand-painted center with zinnia pattern with orange, pink, yellow, green, and brown overglaze and blue underglaze ringing border.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.448
Marks:
impressed: on base: "RILEY"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1828
eMuseum Object ID:
44503
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pipe bowl
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
L-shaped red ceramic pipe bowl with deep, tapering hexagonal bowl; mottled brown glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.8569
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
44502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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